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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jacques Joseph Henri Orban, Jar, NO;
Andreas Wolfgang Laake, Kingston upon Thames, GB;
Irene Gabler, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/16 ;
Abstract
A method for land seismic data acquisition is provided, together with a seismic cable and a cable spool vehicle for use in the method. In performing the method, the cable spool vehicle mechanically deploys seismic cable with attached sensors according to a desired geophysical spread and at a rate dependent upon the speed of movement of the vehicle substantially without tension in the cable. The cable spool vehicle also allows mechanical pick-up of the seismic cable together with the sensors after the seismic data acquisition.